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News Release from: Reliance Precision Mechatronics | Subject: RT3 Cool Muscle
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 18 February 2008
Servo helps predict tidal effects
Integrated servosystem reproduces subsurface pressure changes created by lunar tides in laboratory research experiments directed at improving oil recovery.
Scientists from London's Imperial College are using the new RT3 version of the Reliance Cool Muscle NEMA 23 integrated servosystem to reproduce the subsurface pressure changes created by lunar tides in laboratory research experiments directed at improving oil recovery The unique abilities of the RT3 version along with the support provided by Reliance allow the scientists to concentrate on the research without having to spend time controlling and verifying the test system
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 10 Oct 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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